Melbourne Demons forward Joel Smith suspended after drug test allegedly detects cocaine Melbourne’s key forward Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after allegedly returning a positive drug test during the AFL season. Melbourne Demons forward, Joel Smith, has been suspended after allegedly testing positive for cocaine during an in-competition doping control test. The test was […]
MATCH REVIEW: Dees livewire cops ban for Cripps bump MELBOURNE forward Kysaiah Pickett has been offered a one-match ban for his high bump on Carlton captain Patrick Cripps during the Demons‘ semi-final loss. Friday night’s semi-final clash between the Melbourne Demons and Carlton Blues was undoubtedly one for the books. The game was filled with […]
Simona Halep Suspended for Doping Offences Introduction Former world number one tennis player, Simona Halep, has been handed a four-year suspension from the sport due to two doping offences. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on September 13th, 2023, that Halep was found guilty of using the blood-boosting substance Roxadustat during the 2022 US […]
Sport France and Juventus star Paul Pogba suspended after positive doping test In a shocking turn of events, French footballer Paul Pogba has been suspended with immediate effect after testing positive for an elevated level of testosterone. The 30-year-old midfielder, who currently plays for Juventus in Italy, faces the risk of a premature ending to […]
Kathryn Campbell, the Senior Bureaucrat Suspended After Robodebt Royal Commission The Damning Findings of the Royal Commission Following the damning findings of the Robodebt royal commission, Kathryn Campbell, the senior bureaucrat who oversaw the rollout of the illegal Robodebt scheme, has been suspended without pay. The royal commission found that Campbell “did nothing of substance” […]
James Sicily and Tyler Brockman’s Ban Hawthorn captain James Sicily has been given a three-game ban for his dangerous tackle that concussed Brisbane star Hugh McCluggage. Sicily argued that his conduct wasn’t careless. Lawyers holding Sicily’s defense contended that he had targeted McCluggage’s hips, following AFL‘s dangerous tackle crackdown to try and have his opponent […]
Rugby league player Dylan Brown suspended under NRL‘s no-fault stand-down policy Background Dylan Brown, the Parramatta Eels five-eighth, has been indefinitely suspended by the National Rugby League (NRL) following allegations of sexually touching a woman without consent at a pub in Sydney’s Double Bay on Saturday. Brown was charged with five counts of sexually touching […]
